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Draw and translate simple shapes on the full coordinate grid

I can draw and translate simple shapes on the full coordinate grid

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Year 6

Draw and translate simple shapes on the full coordinate grid

I can draw and translate simple shapes on the full coordinate grid

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. To translate a shape is to move it in a horizontal or vertical direction or a combination of the two.
  2. The translation will give a move in a horizontal direction first.
  3. The vertical translation will be given second.
  4. The shape remains the same size after it has been translated.

Common misconception

Pupils are taught to choose a vertex then count horizontally and / or vertically when translating that vertex. Pupils may forget which vertex they started with and end up translating the wrong vertex.

You may wish to consider asking pupils to mark the starting vertex with a small circle as a reminder of which one they started with.

Keywords

  • Translate - Translation is a type of transformation. Every point of a shape moves the same distance in the same direction.

A highly effective modification to this lesson would be having a large physical 4-quadrant grid so that you can model a cut-out version of a shape being translated from one position to another.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the quadrilateral to the correct name.
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Correct Answer: Shape A,kite

kite

Correct Answer: Shape B,trapezium

trapezium

Correct Answer: Shape C,rhombus

rhombus

Q2.
Can a triangle and a square be congruent to each other?
Yes, as long as their side lengths are the same.
Yes, as long as they have the same area.
Correct answer: No, if two shapes are congruent, they have to be the same shape as each other.
Q3.
What is 5 more than −3?
Correct Answer: 2
Q4.
Match the coordinate to the quadrant where it can be found.
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Correct Answer: Quadrant A,(−1,2)

(−1,2)

Correct Answer: Quadrant B,(1,2)

(1,2)

Correct Answer: Quadrant C,(−1,−2)

(−1,−2)

Correct Answer: Quadrant D,(1,−2)

(1,−2)

Q5.
Select the correct notation for the coordinate marked on this grid.
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(−2,−1)
(1,2)
Correct answer: (−1,−2)
(1,−2)
Q6.
Select the correct notation for the coordinate marked on this grid.
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(−2,−1)
(1,2)
(−1,−2)
Correct answer: (1,−2)

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these could be classed as a translation?
Enlarging the shape.
Rotating the shape.
Correct answer: Moving the shape to the left.
Correct answer: Moving the shape up.
Q2.
Describe the translation from Shape a to Shape b.
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4 to the left
Correct answer: 4 to the right
4 down 2 to the left
2 to the right
Q3.
Complete: Shape b has been translated units to the left to become shape a.
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Correct Answer: 2
Q4.
Select the correct translation from shape a to shape b.
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Correct answer: 4 to the right, 4 down
4 to the right, 4 up
Diagonal 4
2 to the right, 2 down
Q5.
Select the correct translation from shape b to shape a.
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4 to the right, 3 down
Correct answer: 4 to the right, 3 up
Diagonal 3
4 to the left, 3 down
Q6.
A vertex has been plotted at (3,−2). It is then translated 3 units to the left and 5 units up. What are the coordinates of the translated vertex?
Correct answer: (0,3)
(8,1)
(6,−7)
(−2,1)